Why is Minecraft giving an OpenGL error?





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I recently got Minecraft but not from the website, I paid for a code and everything seemed ok. When I tried to play the game a thing came up saying it crashed and then a message popped up saying The game crashed whilst initializing game




Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW error 65542: WGL: The driver does not appear to support OpenGL.











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    Which website did you get this from?

    – Ben
    20 hours ago






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    "but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!

    – Fabian Röling
    20 hours ago






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    Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.

    – BaneBerry
    20 hours ago






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    Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.

    – dly
    19 hours ago













  • Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?

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    3 hours ago


















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I recently got Minecraft but not from the website, I paid for a code and everything seemed ok. When I tried to play the game a thing came up saying it crashed and then a message popped up saying The game crashed whilst initializing game




Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW error 65542: WGL: The driver does not appear to support OpenGL.











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  • 1





    Which website did you get this from?

    – Ben
    20 hours ago






  • 2





    "but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!

    – Fabian Röling
    20 hours ago






  • 2





    Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.

    – BaneBerry
    20 hours ago






  • 8





    Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.

    – dly
    19 hours ago













  • Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?

    – immibis
    3 hours ago














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I recently got Minecraft but not from the website, I paid for a code and everything seemed ok. When I tried to play the game a thing came up saying it crashed and then a message popped up saying The game crashed whilst initializing game




Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW error 65542: WGL: The driver does not appear to support OpenGL.











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I recently got Minecraft but not from the website, I paid for a code and everything seemed ok. When I tried to play the game a thing came up saying it crashed and then a message popped up saying The game crashed whilst initializing game




Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW error 65542: WGL: The driver does not appear to support OpenGL.








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  • 1





    Which website did you get this from?

    – Ben
    20 hours ago






  • 2





    "but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!

    – Fabian Röling
    20 hours ago






  • 2





    Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.

    – BaneBerry
    20 hours ago






  • 8





    Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.

    – dly
    19 hours ago













  • Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?

    – immibis
    3 hours ago














  • 1





    Which website did you get this from?

    – Ben
    20 hours ago






  • 2





    "but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!

    – Fabian Röling
    20 hours ago






  • 2





    Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.

    – BaneBerry
    20 hours ago






  • 8





    Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.

    – dly
    19 hours ago













  • Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?

    – immibis
    3 hours ago








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1





Which website did you get this from?

– Ben
20 hours ago





Which website did you get this from?

– Ben
20 hours ago




2




2





"but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!

– Fabian Röling
20 hours ago





"but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!

– Fabian Röling
20 hours ago




2




2





Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.

– BaneBerry
20 hours ago





Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.

– BaneBerry
20 hours ago




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Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.

– dly
19 hours ago







Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.

– dly
19 hours ago















Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?

– immibis
3 hours ago





Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?

– immibis
3 hours ago










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It looks like your graphics card doesn't support OpenGL or your drivers are outdated.




  • For dedicated graphics cards, go to the card manufacturer's site (Nvidia, AMD etc.) and download the driver for your card and OS.

  • For integrated graphics, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site
    and download the driver for your motherboard and OS. Make sure you download the correct driver because quite a lot of older motherboard don't have Win10 drivers for example and installing Win7 drivers will cause problems.


There's also a guide on how to upgrade your drivers on Minecraft's page.






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    @BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE

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It looks like your graphics card doesn't support OpenGL or your drivers are outdated.




  • For dedicated graphics cards, go to the card manufacturer's site (Nvidia, AMD etc.) and download the driver for your card and OS.

  • For integrated graphics, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site
    and download the driver for your motherboard and OS. Make sure you download the correct driver because quite a lot of older motherboard don't have Win10 drivers for example and installing Win7 drivers will cause problems.


There's also a guide on how to upgrade your drivers on Minecraft's page.






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    @BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE

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    13 hours ago


















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It looks like your graphics card doesn't support OpenGL or your drivers are outdated.




  • For dedicated graphics cards, go to the card manufacturer's site (Nvidia, AMD etc.) and download the driver for your card and OS.

  • For integrated graphics, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site
    and download the driver for your motherboard and OS. Make sure you download the correct driver because quite a lot of older motherboard don't have Win10 drivers for example and installing Win7 drivers will cause problems.


There's also a guide on how to upgrade your drivers on Minecraft's page.






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    @BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE

    – Batophobia
    13 hours ago
















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It looks like your graphics card doesn't support OpenGL or your drivers are outdated.




  • For dedicated graphics cards, go to the card manufacturer's site (Nvidia, AMD etc.) and download the driver for your card and OS.

  • For integrated graphics, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site
    and download the driver for your motherboard and OS. Make sure you download the correct driver because quite a lot of older motherboard don't have Win10 drivers for example and installing Win7 drivers will cause problems.


There's also a guide on how to upgrade your drivers on Minecraft's page.






share|improve this answer













It looks like your graphics card doesn't support OpenGL or your drivers are outdated.




  • For dedicated graphics cards, go to the card manufacturer's site (Nvidia, AMD etc.) and download the driver for your card and OS.

  • For integrated graphics, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site
    and download the driver for your motherboard and OS. Make sure you download the correct driver because quite a lot of older motherboard don't have Win10 drivers for example and installing Win7 drivers will cause problems.


There's also a guide on how to upgrade your drivers on Minecraft's page.







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    @BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE

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    @BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE

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    13 hours ago










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@BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE

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@BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE

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